Where does “oopiumiunikko” come from?

oopiumiunikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish oopiumi, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

oopiumiunikko (Finnish): opium poppy

Definitions

  1. opium poppy

Ancestry of “oopiumiunikko”, step by step

oopiumiunikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oopiumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoopiumiopium
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Finnish unikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunikkopoppy
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →